Whip-actuating device.



PATENTED DBC. 5, 1905.

' W. L. RAWLS.

WHIP ATUATING DEVICE. APPLIATION FILED JUNE 26, 1905.

WJJJMT UNITED sTATEs APATENT oEEIcE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

Application iiled .Tune 26, 1905. Serial No, 267,046.

, To @ZZ whom t may concern,.-

rBe it known that I, WILLIAM L. RAwLs, retion the whip has a pin or lug 10"L in its end,

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siding at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and Stateof Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Whip-Actuating Devices,of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in whip-actuating devices, and has for its object to provide a device of this character' of a very simple and economical construction, whereby the whip may be controlled to swing the same downwardly against the horse, and to provide for an automatic return of the device to its normal position after the completion of the whipping action.

Another object of my invention is to provide certain improvements on the type of whip-actuating devices disclosed in my Patent No- 781,458, granted January 31, 1905.

With other objects .in view the inventionv also comprehends certain novel construction, combination, and `arrangement of parts, all of which will be first described in detail and then be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the same in use on a buggy or runabout. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail perspective View of the whip-actuating devices per se. Fig. 3 is' a vertical longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section on the line-4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view of a slightlymodified construction hereinafter speciiically Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form ofl my invention. Fig. 7 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof.

'Referring now to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all of the figures, 1 designates a bracket havingl a clamping portion 1, securable to the vehicle-dash by set-screws or otherwise and having a vertical post 1b and a threaded stem l, onto which the U-shaped frame 3 is placed and held in position by a stop-nut 1f, as shown. f l

rIhe frame 3 comprises the vertical parallelly-arranged arms 3b 3b, which are connected together near the top by the cross rod or bar 3, as shown. 4 designates a shaft journaled in bearings in the arms 3b 3, and the shaft 4 between the bearing ends thereof is preferably square in cross-section and provided with a longitudinal groove or indenture ings.

shaft 8, as shown. -will be readily held in place by the gears 6 5 and an aperture 5.. f In my present invenwhich is adapted to t into the groove 5, and the said whip 10 is adapted to be held onto the shaft 4 by a screw 10b. which passes through the aperture 5 of the shaft 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

Near one end the shaft 4 carries a pinion or gear 6, which coperates with a semi pinion or gear 7 on a second shaft 8, which is journaled in bearings in the arms 3 3b below the shaft 4, as shown. The gear 7 is ,cut away, as at 7 7, to lighten and cheapen the construction thereof and is provided with an integrally-formed lever portion 8, which projects radially from the gear and is provided with an aperture 8, to which the connecting chain kor cord 8b, hereinafter again referred to, is secured.

9 designates Ia-coil-spring having one end secured to the gear 7 and its free end secured to the lower or cross member 3 of the frame 3 to hold the parts in theirnormal position with the whip 10 held vertical, as shown.

12 12 designate apertures in one of the arms 3b, in which a stud-pin 12 is adapted to be placed to limit the movement of the gears 7, as clearly shown by reference to the draw- 13 designates a foot-lever pivotally secured to a bracket 14 on the Hoor of the buggy adjacent the dash, andthe leverl3 is provided with a plurality of apertures 13, to which the is attached.

3 3m designate slots in the standards 3b, which terminate in bearing portions for the In practice the shaft 8 and 7, and, if desired, I may secure a pin m w across the said slots to hold the shaft in position.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a slightly-modified form of my invention in which I provide a cup or thimble 15, which'is secured to the shaft 4 by a screw-bolt 15, passing through the aperture in the shaft 4 and secured by means ofnuts, a pin 15b being provided on the under side ofthe thimble 15 to enter the groove of the shaft4. The whip 10 is then held in the thimble by a set-screw or thumbscrew 15, as shown.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I have shown a further modification of my invention, by reference to which figures itwill be seen that mounted in suitable bearings in the uprights 3b 3' of the IOO frame 3 is a shaft 20, upon which a drum 21 is rotatably mounted. The drum 21 is provided with a plurality of peripherally -arranged apertures V22 22 of different sizes to serve as whip-sockets in which the whip 10 is secured, the different-size apertures serving to permit the use of different -size whips when desired. Secured to the drum 2l is a cord or cable which is wound around the drum and passes downwardly and connects with a foot-lever similar to that shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, or the said cord or cable may pass rearwardly through the front of the vehicle to be manipulated by hand when attached to vehicles, that renders this the better mode of manipulation. At the upper end of the frame 3 a rod 3c is mounted similarly to the rod 3c in Fig. l to serve as a stop against which the whip 10 is adapted to rest, and to which rod 3c a coil-spring 23 is secured. The other end of the coil-spring 23 connects with a cord which passes around the drum 21 and is secured thereto, as at 24, as shown, and thesaid spring 23 serves to hold the parts in their normal position.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the complete construction, operation, and many advantages of my invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which it appertains, and Idesire to call attention to the fact that the several parts of my present invention can be used interchangeably with those disclosed in my Patent Nos. 781,458 and 781,459 of January 31, 1905, as well as with the parts of the device disclosed in my copending application, Serial No. 257,561, filed April 26, 1905.

r It is understood that changes in the form, location, and size may be made without departing from c`the spirit of the claims or detracting from the validity of my Letters Patent, these changes being adaptable to the numerous constructions of different vehicles.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device of the class described, comprising a supporting-bracket, a U-shaped frame secured thereto, a drive-shaft mounted in said U -shaped frame, a segmental gear mounted on said drive-shaft and having an integrally-formed lever, a coil-spring secured to said segmental gear and said U-shaped frame for holding said segmental gear in its normal position, a whip-holding shaft mounted in said U-shaped frame above said drive-shaft, a gear- Wheel on said whipholding shaft meshing with said segmental gear, a Whip directly c onnected to said whip-,holding shaft and a crossbar secured between the upper ends of said U-shaped frame, and means connected with said lever for imparting motion to said driveshaft, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a device of the class described, comprising a supporting bracket, a U -shaped frame secured thereto, a drive-shaft mounted in said U -shaped frame, a segmental gear mounted on said drive-shaft and havingan integrally-formed lever, a coil-slning secured to said segmental gear and said U-shaped frame for holding said segmental gear in its normal position, a whip-holding shaft mounted in said U-shaped frame above said drive-shaft, a gearwheel on said whip-holding shaft meshing with said segmental gear, a whip directly connected to said whip-holding shaft and a crossbar secured between thenpper ends of said U-shaped frame, and means connected with said lever for imparting motion to said driveshaft, said means comprising a footlever mounted below said U-shaped frame and connections between said foot-lever and said firstmentioned lever substantially as shown and described.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a U-shaped frame and supporting-braeket to which it is secured, said U-shaped frame having slots terminating in bearings, a driveshaft mounted in said bearings of the U -shaped frame, a semicircular segmental gear secured to said drive-shaft, a coil-spring having one end attached to said segmental gear and the other end attached to the U-shaped frame, said segmental gear having an integrallyformed operating-lever, a whip-holding shaft mounted in bearings in said U-shaped frame, a gear-wheel on said whip-holding shaft for meshing with said first-mentioned gear, said whip-holding shaft having an aperture and a groove, a screw passing through said aperture, a whip secured to said whip-holding shaft by said screw and having a pin for entering the groove of the shaft, and a stop-rod mounted above said whip-holding shaft on said U-shaped frame against which the whip is adapted to rest when the parts are in their normal position, substantially as shown and described.

4. i A device of the class described, comprising a U-shaped frame and supportiug-bracket to which it is secured, said U-shaped frame having slots terminating in bearings, adriveshaft mounted in said bearings of the U- shaped frame, a semicircular segmental gear secured to said drive-shaft, a. coil-spring having one end attached to said segmental gear and the other end attached to the U-shaped frame, said segmental gear having an integrally-formed operating-lever, a whip-holding shaft mounted in bearings in the U- shaped frame, a gear-wheel on said whipholding shaft for meshing with said first-inentioned gear, said whip-holding shaft having an aperture and a groove, a screw passing' through said aperture, a whip secured to said whip-holding shaft by saidscrew and having a pin for entering the groove of the shaft and a stop-rod mounted above said whip-holding shaft on said U-shaped frame against which IOO IIO

the Whip is adapted to rest when the parts are in their normal position, said U-shaped shaftframe having apertures, anda stop-pin held in one of said apertures to limit the movement of said segmental gear, substantially as shown and described.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a U-shaped frame, a shaft mounted therein, adrum mounted on said shaft, a rod mounted across said U-shaped frame at `its upper end, a coil-spring having one end secured to said rod and its other end connected to said drum, an operating-cord connected to said drum; said drum having aplurality of whipreceiving apertures, allbeing arranged substantially as shown and described.

WILLIAM L. RAWLS.

Witnesses:

Jon HAVLIN, CLARENCE HAvLIN. 

